Photo: Third annual IDEA Hacks held at Ackerman Grand Ballroom
UCLA students spent 36 hours in Ackerman Grand Ballroom to create a product related to exercise and sports technology this weekend. The hackathon was free for all participants. (Tianyi Ruan/Daily Bruin)
By Evolet Chiu
Jan. 16, 2017 7:59 p.m.
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers at UCLA and Theta Tau, a professional engineering fraternity, hosted the third annual IDEA Hacks this weekend. IDEA Hacks is UCLA’s first 36-hour hardware hackathon held in Ackerman Grand Ballroom. This year’s theme was sports technology, and teams were provided with 3D printers, soldering stations and other equipment to create their products.